nubile
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bɪl, -baɪl, ˈnyu- adjective
1.
(of a young woman) suitable for marriage, especially in regard to age or physical development; marriageable.
2.
(of a young person, usually a woman) sexually developed and attractive: the nubile girls in their bikinis.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | ready or suitable for marriage by virtue of age or maturity |
| 2. | sexually attractive |
| [C17: from Latin nūbilis, from nūbere to marry] | |
| nubility | |
| —n | |
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Nubile
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Word Origin & History
nubile
1640s, "marriageable" (said of a woman), from Fr. nubile, from L. nubilis "marriageable," from stem of nubere "take as husband." First used 1973 in sense of "young and sexually attractive."
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Example sentences
Evolution, in short, favors nubile females who still look as though they have a great many years of fertility ahead of them.
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